The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-01
O'BRIEN'S FRIENDS /.
ATTEMPT Il o anEscU Il HIM.
Tao Irish Elitot's Sentence IAnlrnied-A
4 Mob Surrounds tho Court Houae-A Riot
- feared-Ans Ovation Tendered Him
j. BY the People Foreign News,

DUBLIN, 0c.; sl.-Tho appeal Of Mr.,
William o O'Brlen, edi!oroi The United 1ts.
land, agalnst the sentence Of three months
imprisonment imposed on him by tho
Mitchellstown court, hes been rolusse,,
and the rentcnce Of the lower court con.
Grmed. & 4, q ~ +,
The charge Of which Mr.. O'Brlen WAS
convicted was Of using sedltlous language,
under tho Grimes Act, ut a National
League mcotlus at MitchollstoWn. t55
Mr.. O'Brisn arrived at Cork this morn.
Ing and was given IN enthusiastic recon.
tlon. He started ios Middleton, where
tho hearing on hls appeal was to be heard
In the company Of Mossrs Dillon and
Harrington. a ~ {. a.
Oa his way to Middleton, Mr.. O'Brfeu
ali3hsod from tho trnin at Queenstoyn
Junction, where he was greeted BY m
immense crowd OF League members with
hands and banners. Somo Of the crowd
woso mounted, and all displayed in their,
hats the green cards OF fmembsrship Of The
League. Tho cavslCade lined the roadside
lar beyond the depot. El3 l.II'if ), : M
Mr.. OBrien drove to Carrigwo. Hill,
whero there WAS another imposing demon.
stration in bis favor. An addreeo was pre-
aented to him End In his reply Mr.. o. Biien
uaid he never Raw, before such striking
evidence OF the unconQu apirit thst
anima!ea the Irish people. The thouvbt
OF thia inspiring spectacle would comnerl-
sate him for the wre:ched three 'montbu
ne enouid have to spend in prison and fer
his lifelong labor for the Iriah csuoo. He
asked tho people 10 show spirit OF dis
cipllne and refrain from their purpcSs 10
march to Middleton. Reaching Middle
ton thers was iurthsr demonstration.
The pollce, however, iuteriersd and eup-
pressed 1t. 3gS ~. qg. 8 ii0,ff i5fFlEg /. : -
As soon ss Mr.. O'Brien entered tie
court room the case for the Grown Yss
opsned by Mr.. Carson. Mr.. O'Brien sn-
terrupted him and addressing the Record
e7. volunteered to make abatement which
he ss!d would shorten tho proceedings Of
the court. Ho Tas not represented by
counsel, lie said, and ho asked psrmission
10 explain why he vas not. f, r
MIR. Car5on objected, and tho RECORDER
eaid he preferred to hear evidence PROV I
Ing tho UroWn's case, Mr. Carson then
continued for tho Crown. 55, 81 '.5I3
2 4 most exciting sceno euEuod in the
court room at Middleton when the deei-
SION confirming the sentence Of the Nit
chellatovn Court was announced. The
room IVES immediately in sn uprosr, and
the people clustered about Mr.. O'B:ien to
prevent the law officers from arres!lng
hlm. Mr. Harrington contended that the
police had no tight to arreBt Mr.. O'Briep.
a terrible struggle took place in the
court room and in the psvsaee lending 10
the street between Mr.. O'B.ien and bis
friends on one bide and the police on the
othsr. Ladies' screamed and tainted and
the contunion was general. The police
finally succeeded In arrestinH Mr., O'B.iep,
The people remained in the street outside
the court house clamoring for the reecus
o. ,Mr. O'BE!en and vengeancs upon the
MOD SURROUNDS rHE COURT HOUSE.
3p.M.-Adyices just received from Mid
dleton aay tho people there sre iea,iully
excited over the arrest OF Mr.. o. Brien,
Twenty thousand persona are gathered